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# Savings Management Platforms - Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/savings-management-platforms-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-05d4bd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "Savings Management Platforms - Market Engagement". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Banking and investment services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/savings-management-platforms-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-05d4bd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d4bd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/savings-management-platforms-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-05d4bd#tl-md)

## Description
The Academies sector in England currently has financial reserves of over £6bn and receives most of its funding from government in advance of spending commitments. Together this provides opportunities for schools to add value from the cash they hold.
We, the Department for Education (DfE), are working to help schools improve their banking arrangements, including earning interest on the cash balances schools hold, whilst being mindful of their responsibilities around managing public money.
As part of this work, we have identified that ‘Saving Platforms’ may be a useful solution for some schools. These services enable schools to put their cash into a wide range of savings accounts with multiple banks, without setting up new accounts with those banks themselves, allowing them to benefit from the best deals in the market.
The purpose of this market engagement is to invite suppliers of these platforms to complete a Request for Information (RFI) so that we can understand in detail what the various suppliers of these Savings Platforms offer and how they operate. Our intention is to then signpost schools to those we consider to be the most suitable. In return we will be asking suppliers of those Platforms to provide us with regular data to show take-up of their service by schools, and the amount of interest earned.
DfE will not itself be entering into contractual relationships with providers of these Platforms and therefore this engagement is not subject to the Procurement Act 2023, or any regulations that govern public sector procurement or grant awards. No payment will made by DfE to the signposted Platforms as a result of this exercise. Schools are responsible for making their own decisions around banking and treasury policies.
To take part in this opportunity please email Finserv.CATEGORY@education.gov.uk to obtain a Request for Information document.
The closing date for submissions is 10:00am on 10 November 2025

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 66100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 21/11/2025 to 21/11/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F068774-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-28T09:10:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:09:00.690Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d4bd